Description
Added on the 04/01/2018 12:01:58 - Copyright : Vosges Matin
At the behest of mayors from the Haute-Tarentaise valley, a hundred or so people gather in Bourg-Saint-Maurice - a winter ski hot spot in France - to protest the closure of ski lifts over the festive season, a decision announced by the French government last week in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus. The lift closures mean no tourists, a heavy blow for the economy of thousands who depend on them coming over the winter season. IMAGES
Kenyan investigators gather at a police station in the capital Nairobi where earlier a man who police say confessed to murdering 42 women escaped from a police cell, along with a dozen other detainees. Collins Jumaisi, 33, described by police as a "vampire, a psychopath", was arrested last month after the horrific discovery of mutilated bodies in a garbage dump in a slum in the Kenyan capital. IMAGES
Images of Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez at a Caracas polling station, as the country votes between the continuity of President Nicolas Maduro or change, amid high tension after the incumbent threatened a "bloodbath" if he loses. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI366F7VW_EN
Venezuelans queue early in the morning in Caracas as polling stations open for the presidential election in which President Nicolas Maduro, who is seeking a third six-year term, faces diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. IMAGES
Images from inside Gare de l'Est train station in Paris following attacks on the French high-speed train network, which rail operator SNCF says will affect about 800,000 passengers. IMAGES
The 7-a-side rugby players who will represent France at the 2024 Olympic Games welcome dancers from the Moulin Rouge to the national rugby centre in Marcoussis. An opportunity for the rugby players to teach the dancers a choreography before taking them out onto the pitch to perform. IMAGES